{v.} To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by good conduct; cause (a mistake or fault) to be forgiven or forgotten by not repeating it. * /John's business failure hurt him for a long time, but in the end he lived it down./ * /Frank was rather a bad boy, but he lived it down as he grew up./ * /Sandra called her principal the wrong name at the banquet, in front of everyone, and she thought she would never live it down./
{v.} To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by good conduct; cause (a mistake or fault) to be forgiven or forgotten by not repeating it. * /John's business failure hurt him for a long time, but in the end he lived it down./ * /Frank was rather a bad boy, but he lived it down as he grew up./ * /Sandra called her principal the wrong name at the banquet, in front of everyone, and she thought she would never live it down./
atone, atone for, compensate, expiate, give satisfaction, make amends, make compensation, make good, make matters up, make reparation, make right, make up for, pay the forfeit, pay the penalty, propitiate, recompense, redeem, redress, repair, satisfy, square it, square things
live down [ʹlıvʹdaʋn] phr v своим поведением заставить забыть прошлую вину, прошлые прегрешения и т. п. to ~ one‘s record [reputation] - загладить своё прошлое [исправить свою репутацию]
загладить, искупить (своим поведением, образом жизни) You shouldn't have to spend the rest of your life living down one silly mistake in your youth. — Не стоит тратить всю свою жизнь на исправление глупой ошибки юности.
live down загладить, искупить (своим поведением, образом жизни); Youshouldn't have to spend the rest of your life living down one silly mistake inyour youth.